(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 May 2026	15.1	35.504 AU	35.400 AU	20h34m	-22°54'	95.1°	1.6°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	14.9	35.564 AU	34.551 AU	20h29m	-23°25'	175.7°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2470716
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3398496
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17579
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33624
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.17582
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.10669
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.47264
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.75198
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.75            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 34 11.3   -22 54 08    35.400   35.504   95.1    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-01 00:56 UT   20 34 11.4   -22 54 08    35.399   35.504   95.2    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 34 12.1   -22 54 18    35.383   35.505   96.1    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 34 12.8   -22 54 27    35.367   35.506   97.1    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 34 13.3   -22 54 38    35.351   35.506   98.0    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 34 13.7   -22 54 49    35.335   35.507   99.0    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 34 14.1   -22 54 60    35.319   35.508  100.0    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 34 14.2   -22 55 11    35.303   35.508  100.9    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 34 14.3   -22 55 23    35.287   35.509  101.9    1.6   256   15.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 34 14.3   -22 55 36    35.271   35.510  102.9    1.6   257   15.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 34 14.1   -22 55 48    35.255   35.510  103.8    1.6   257   15.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 34 13.8   -22 56 02    35.240   35.511  104.8    1.6   257   15.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 34 13.5   -22 56 15    35.224   35.512  105.8    1.6   257   15.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 34 12.9   -22 56 29    35.208   35.512  106.7    1.6   257   15.1 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 34 12.3   -22 56 43    35.193   35.513  107.7    1.6   257   15.1 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 34 11.6   -22 56 58    35.177   35.514  108.7    1.5   257   15.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 34 10.7   -22 57 13    35.162   35.514  109.6    1.5   257   15.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 34 09.8   -22 57 29    35.147   35.515  110.6    1.5   257   15.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 34 08.7   -22 57 45    35.132   35.516  111.6    1.5   257   15.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 34 07.5   -22 58 01    35.117   35.517  112.5    1.5   257   15.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 34 06.2   -22 58 17    35.102   35.517  113.5    1.5   257   15.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 34 04.8   -22 58 34    35.087   35.518  114.5    1.5   257   15.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 34 03.2   -22 58 51    35.072   35.519  115.4    1.5   258   15.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 34 01.6   -22 59 09    35.058   35.519  116.4    1.5   258   15.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   20 33 59.8   -22 59 27    35.043   35.520  117.4    1.5   258   15.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   20 33 58.0   -22 59 45    35.029   35.521  118.3    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 33 56.0   -23 00 04    35.015   35.521  119.3    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 33 53.9   -23 00 23    35.001   35.522  120.2    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 33 51.8   -23 00 42    34.987   35.523  121.2    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 33 49.5   -23 01 02    34.973   35.523  122.2    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 33 47.1   -23 01 21    34.960   35.524  123.1    1.4   258   15.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 33 44.6   -23 01 42    34.946   35.525  124.1    1.4   258   15.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.